Folding-bed attachment for automobiles.



R. E ADAMS FOLDING BED ATTACHMENT TOR AUTOMOBILES.

Patented Feb. '19,1918.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-1,1911.

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Witnesses I R. E. ADAMS.

FOLDING BED ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED AUG-1.191%- 1,256,861. I I Patented Feb. 19,1918.

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I Jami Witnesses ln'ventor ,T I Attorneys a citizen of the United UNITED eras is PATENT OFFICE.

no LIn n. ADAMS, FORT coLLIns, coLon-Ano;

- FOLDING-I8ED AJPTAGHHEENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed August 1 To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, Roman E. Annals, totes, res .ing at Fort Collins, in the county. Larimer and State of Colorado, have invented anew and .useful Folding-Bed Attachment for Auto mobiles, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of this invention a folding bed attachment for automobi es, and the Objects of the invention are; first, to provide afolding bed with means for securing the same to an automobile and locking means for 'retaining the bed in unfolded position, second, to provide a folding bed of this than acter With novel means for it no; the b in its folded-position. third, provide folding bed which forms, when icicle housing for the bedding, fourth, to provide of reference means'for supportinga canopy over the bed, fifth, to rovide a novel and eflici-nt bed. With t e foregoing and other ob ects in View, which will appear as the description roceeds, the invention resides in the com.-

ination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction heremai' 51 described and claimed, it being unde. m

changes in the precise embodiment of tie inyention hereinv disclosed can made within the scope of What is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the inientiOn. L i

. One practical embodiment of the intern tion is shown in the accompanying drawings, wiireinz- Figurrl is a side elevation of the device in its extended position, a fragment of the automobile being shown, the near wheel be" *ing removed.

Fig. 2 is a head end elevation of the bed detached from the automobile;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device partly closed; I

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device in folded position.

Referring m; the drawings by characters The bed consists of three sections; a head section indicated-at H. a middle-section in-' dicia$ted at M, and a foot sectionindicated .Bt 1 I T The head section consists of side bars 1 which are connected by the underlying tie Specification of Letters Patent.

boards 2 secured to the side bars by nails or otherwise. The head section is boxed in on three sides by the side boards 3 and a. hea board 4 as shown.

l 1; free ends of the side bars 1 are overcut or rcduccd to receive the undercut ends of tin. side bars 5 01. the'middle section. The side bars 5 are secured to the side bars 1 tie overlying strap hinges 6. The other e of the side bars 5am connected by the underiying tie board-7- Which is bolted oi otherwise secured to the sidebars. Pivotally secured to the inner face of eachsidc bar 5 ad acent the tie board 7, 1s a rod 8 the free end of which is angularly disposed to form a foot 9.

section. Overlying strap hinges '11 connett the side bars 5 to the side bars 10. These hinged ends of the side bars '10 are connected by the underlying tie piece lfl'which is bolted or-otl'lerwise secured to the side bars, whiie ih free ends of the bars (11"])1Gf?1"- ably to receive the end tie piece 13 which a: secured to the side lmrs by bolts ii the threaded ends of which projectfrom the lower faces of the side bars for a purpose to be set forth.

Rods 15 having angled ends, not shown, are pivotally secured to the inner face of each side bar 10. adjacent their free ends, to provide legs for supporting the foot section, the angled ends of the legs providing feet.

Metal straps 17 are secured by screws or otherwise to the outer face of the head board 4, above thecdgc of which they rise, and the upstanding ends of these straps'are apertured to receive the extending ends of the bolts 14.. when the bed is folded. Wing nuts 18 are threaded on the bolts 14 to bind the bed in folded position.

As will be evident from Fig. 4, the foot These bars form legs which support the middle section of the bed.

of the frame rests upon the upper edge of the head board 4 When the bed is folded. The bed in its folded position presents a platform with angled side frames rising therefrom and forms a suitable place for which rises therefrom.

the bed frame if desired and, being flexible, will easily fold with the bed frame. Hooks are secured beneath the side bars] and 5 and engage eyes 21 in the bars 5 and 10, respectively, for the purpose of locking the bed in opened position.

Quarter turned bars '22 are secured by bolts or otherwise to the head section and their free ends are formed to straddle the rear axle 28 of n automobile to which they are clamped by the curved clamping straps 24iwhich are bolted to said axles and underlie; the axle, as seen most clearly in Fig. 1. Supporting rods 25 extend from each. top support 26 of the automobile, or other suit able part, and are secured to the sides of the-head section II by bolts or screws.

A tubular socket- 27 may be secured to the head board and an apertured plate 28 pivoted to the foot tie piece 1.3. A tubular meniher 28' passes through the aperture of the plate. 28 and serves to support a rod 29 I A similar rod 30 rises" from the tubular socket 27 in which it is detachably stepped, and these rods are providednt their upper ends with eyes 31 and 32.' 1tespee tively; These rods may be sectional or jomtethif desired, to facilitate packing the same beneath the seat of an automobile. 4

A'horizontal rod passes through the eyes 31 and 32, and'this rod is preferably composed of sections 33 and 34, provided with.

collars 35 and 36 respectively, which collars are adapted to abut the eyes 31 and 32 and retain the rods in'proper position. The sections 33 and 34 are joined by the sleeve coupling 37. Eye caps 38 are threaded on the free ends of the sections 33 and 34 and guy ropes may be secured in these eyes and fastened, for the head end to some suitable is claimed as new an'd. sought by Letters-' Patent, is:

1. A folding bed attachment for auto mobiles, comprising a sectional frame, means for securing the frame to an automobile, a head board on the frame, apertured members rising from the head board, and means secured to the foot of the frame and adapted to enter the apertures for Se curing the frame in folded position.

2. A folding bed attachment for auto- ,mobiles, comprisin sections, means for attaching one of sai sections to, an automobile, there being a head board on said section, apertured members rising from the head board, the other sect on foldable upon the first section to provide a container, and means secured to the other section and adapted to enter the apertures for securing the section in folded position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my s1gnature in-the presence of two Witnesses.

ROLLIN E. ADAMS.

Witnesses M. MORGAN, C. U. MURPHY. 

